# NTSB ATL85LA148: Beech 58, N679BL, Hilton Head, SC, April 25, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 25, 1985, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Hilton Head, SC
- Coordinates: 32.159893, -80.75962 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1599&lon=-80.7596&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6784
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6784/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA148

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR LDG & UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED BOTH ELECTRICALLY AND MANUALLY WITH NO DESCREPANCIES NOTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N679BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TH-1019
- Airframe hours: 1717
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-CB 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: 679 Baron Ltd
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, February 11, 1985, 50 hours before
- Departed: SAV, SAVANNAH, GA
- Airport: 49J, Hilton Head, runway 21, 3,700 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,276 total, 98 in this make and model, 2,104 as pilot in command, 54 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850425015919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425015919A), Apr 25, 1985: Beech 58, Hilton Head, SC, Substantial damage. Landed with gear up. No mechanical malfunctions found. Airworthiness certificate not current n number.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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